Rules rather than discretion: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-116

  Kunreuther, Howard ^a   Pauly, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance; Mitigation; Natural hazards

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751118274     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-006-0173-x     Document Type: Article

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